readease #496 - Chapter 485: The Bronze Palace Under the Lava
#496 - Chapter 485: The Bronze Palace Under the Lava
While the false gods were plotting, Jiang Han had already appeared with Little Ash in a strange world.
As for whether this was the Dragon Graveyard or the Dragon Realm, Jiang Han had no idea.
All he knew was that the world before him was desolate and lonely.
Unlike the Lost Continent, there seemed to be no constant light source here; the entire world was devoid of light.
The surrounding air was filled with coldness, and the temperature here was definitely not survivable for normal people.
However, with Jiang Han's physical fitness, he naturally didn't care about the cold.
His mental power spread out, allowing Jiang Han to observe the surrounding situation very clearly.
There was no vegetation on the ground; black rocks formed the land. Other than that, Jiang Han couldn't find anything else.
This seemed to be a dead star, with nothing on it.
“Roar, roar!”
Fortunately, Little Ash began to growl, indicating for Jiang Han to head west.
“You sense a familiar aura, far away, but it does exist?”
Jiang Han didn't hesitate and headed west with Little Ash.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the darkness, two figures traveled rapidly, bringing a bit of life to this world that had been silent for who knows how many years.
After flying for an unknown amount of time, finally, a tiny bit of starlight appeared in their sight.
This starlight was like a firefly, pitifully weak, but in this extremely dark environment, it was incredibly clear.
“Finally, there's some progress.”
Jiang Han breathed a long sigh of relief. To be honest, even he felt that this place was too depressing, without even the light of the stars.
The two continued to move forward, and as their distance shortened, the starlight became brighter and brighter, and the range also became larger.
Jiang Han could even clearly feel the surrounding temperature rising.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In just a few breaths, a lake formed of lava came into view.
Unlike the coldness of other places, this place was extremely hot. Golden lava flowed slowly in the fiery red lake, and from time to time, lava would burst out and fall on the ground beside it, the scalding lava scorching the ground with a “sizzle” sound.
“You're saying the familiar aura is below?”
Looking at the endless lava, Jiang Han couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Back in the Fire God Temple, he had also seen such a lava lake.
And inside, the Undying Divine Phoenix was sealed.
This naturally made him think that there might be some terrifying existence below as well.
After all, this scene was too similar.
And not just because of the structure, but also because of the special feeling when looking directly at the lava, which was indescribable.
“Roar!”
Before Little Ash could answer, suddenly a earth-shattering dragon roar rang out.
The already restless lava became incredibly violent, boiling as if it had a life of its own, and the temperature soared, turning Jiang Han's face red.
The next moment, lava splashed everywhere, and a huge figure leaped out.
The dragon roar just now was emitted by this huge figure.
“Another bone dragon.”
Jiang Han narrowed his eyes and waved his hand, and a barrier instantly formed, isolating the oncoming lava.
Through the lava, Jiang Han saw a pure white bone dragon lower its head, the green flames in its eye sockets flickering eerily.
However, in terms of size, this bone dragon was not as exaggerated, only at the level of a normal level 100 lord.
Although it was also very oppressive, this aura was not enough in front of Jiang Han.
The strength of this bone dragon was at most at the early Divine level, and Little Ash could shatter it with a single slap.
“Roar!”
The truth was indeed so. Not only was the pure white bone dragon not as strong as the previous ten-thousand-meter bone dragon, its eyesight was even worse.
Regardless of whether Little Ash was its kind, it roared and pounced.
The result was predictable. With Little Ash's temper, it naturally wouldn't indulge it.
If you dare to provoke this dragon, then this dragon will definitely provoke you back.
Chila!
A golden light flashed, and under the collision of the two dragons, Little Ash occupied an overwhelming advantage, slapping the pure white bone dragon's head to pieces with one paw.
Under the impact of the huge force, the pure white bone dragon staggered and fell to the ground.
However, even though its head had been shattered, it still had the ability to move, waving its snow-white neck to get up.
Rumble!
However, before it could stabilize its body, a heavy dragon breath fell.
[-200000000]
An exaggerated damage number floated up, and the pure white bone dragon was blown to pieces.
Even with its exaggerated vitality, this blow severely damaged it.
Little Ash took advantage of the situation and ended the battle in a few strokes.
“It really can't tell the difference between the big and small kings.”
“Courage is commendable.”
Looking at the bone dragon that had turned into a pile of bone powder and fell into the lava, Jiang Han couldn't help but click his tongue.
Some dragons simply can't recognize their own identity.
Even the ten-thousand-meter bone dragon that could rival a false god wasn't so whiny, what level are you to dare challenge Little Ash?
Pay attention next life!
“It's a pity that there's no experience or dropped items.”
“It seems that the existence of this bone dragon is also relatively special. It should have died long ago and exists in some strange form.”
Jiang Han was still secretly analyzing the details while complaining, “However, the previous ten-thousand-meter bone dragon was relatively heaven-defying in strength and had some intelligence, which is why it wasn't hostile to Little Ash.”
“And this bone dragon is not on the same level, relying entirely on instinct, which is why it dared to provoke Little Ash.”
“Roar!” “Roar!”
At this time, more dragon roars rang out one after another.
The lava rioted once again, and with two "splash" sounds, two bone dragons broke through the lava layer and launched a direct attack on Little Ash.
Rumble!
A trace of violence flashed in Little Ash's eyes, and it pounced up.
This level of opponent was just a toy to it.
They collided together, and the battle belonging to the dragon race broke out, the aftermath of the powerful force stirring the entire lava lake almost upside down.
Little Ash was unstoppable, and could easily crush them even when fighting two against one, with bone fragments flying everywhere.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
But there were obviously more than just these bone dragons under the lava. More bone dragons rushed out, attacking Little Ash, with clear targets.
“Little Ash!”
“Go down!”
Jiang Han frowned slightly as he looked at the increasing number of bone dragons.
Although these bone dragons still couldn't pose a threat to Little Ash, their numbers were still increasing, and when they reached a certain level, a drastic change would inevitably occur.
Just standing still and fighting head-on would not help the battle situation.
Exploring while fighting was the way out.
With a wave of his hand, a basic protective spell was placed around his body, and Jiang Han directly drilled into the lava.
Roar!
Although Little Ash still wanted to fight, it obeyed Jiang Han's order and drilled in as well.
“The damage isn't very high, this lava isn't anything special.”
Feeling the surrounding temperature, Jiang Han muttered.
Compared to the lava lake in the Fire God Temple, the temperature of the lava here was much lower, and it didn't even cause any damage to Jiang Han.
Of course, Jiang Han's strength now was not on the same level as it was back then.
But the ease was still somewhat beyond his expectations.
This place was different from the lava lake in the Fire God Temple, and couldn't be considered a line of defense.
More like……
A very rough cover.
Jiang Han easily went deeper with Little Ash, and many bone dragons chased after them, but their speed was much slower and they were quickly left behind.
Only the bone dragons that were already in the lava could barely keep up for a while.
Not long after.
“This is……”
Jiang Han's eyes lit up. At the bottom of the lava, he saw an ancient bronze hall.
On the hall, various mysterious inscriptions and texts were engraved.
It was a pity that Jiang Han didn't recognize any of them.
This didn't seem to be the language of the dragons.
“Let's go in and take a look.”
Jiang Han took Little Ash to the front of the hall.
Rumble!
As if sensing that guests had arrived, the hall door opened with a "boom".
“Oh, automatic double doors, high-end stuff.”
Jiang Han spread out his mental power to ensure that there were no dangers behind the door before entering with Little Ash.
Rumble!
When the two entered the hall, the bronze door closed with a rumble.
“Roar! Roar!”
Outside, several bone dragons that had just caught up were suspended in the lava. They looked at the bronze hall and roared angrily, but none of them dared to approach.
It seemed that for them, this was a forbidden area.
Tap! Tap!
Footsteps echoed in the empty hall, and Jiang Han walked unhurriedly.
The bronze hall was even larger and more majestic than imagined.
Entering the door, two rows of thick stone pillars, hundreds of meters high, were neatly arranged, roughly estimated to be no less than several hundred.
And between the stone pillars was a long passage.
Dim candlelight burned, bringing a bit of light to the bronze hall, but this didn't do much to illuminate the wide hall.
It just added a bit of desolation to the hall.
But……
These were not the point.
With Jiang Han's eyesight, he could clearly see that at the end of the hall was a huge throne.
And above the throne, a blurry figure sat quietly.
What was even stranger was that the figure's size seemed as small as an ant compared to the throne.
It was like a human sitting on the throne belonging to the dragon race.
As for its face, Jiang Han couldn't see it clearly.
Obviously, this was not because of the distance, but because the blurry figure had some means to isolate prying.
Jiang Han approached cautiously.
“You……”
“Finally here.”
At this time, a heavy voice rang out.
This was not human language, the pronunciation was obscure, but Jiang Han could understand the meaning it conveyed.
“I'm glad that I can still see that my race has descendants.” The heavy voice continued.
So Jiang Han stopped in place and watched Little Ash continue to move forward.
Obviously, the heavy voice was not saying these words to him.
But to Little Ash.
“Roar, roar!”
At this time, Little Ash also seemed very excited, flapping its wings and flying towards the throne.
“And… humans.”
Just when Jiang Han thought that the next scene would be a heartwarming family reunion.
The target of the heavy voice suddenly became him again.
“You… are you talking about me?”
Jiang Han asked vigilantly.
“Is there another human in this hall?” The heavy voice responded.
“So?”
Jiang Han asked, “What is your purpose?”
“Purpose?”
The owner of the heavy voice chuckled, “Shouldn't I be the one asking that?”
“A dragon realm that has already been destroyed, you come to disturb it again and again, is that very interesting?”
Again and again?
Jiang Han's eyes narrowed, “Before me, other humans have been here?”
“That was a long time ago.”
The heavy voice responded, “So long ago… that even I can't remember.”
“Can't remember or don't want to say.”
Jiang Han naturally didn't believe that an existence suspected to be at the peak of the dragon race would have such a thing as not remembering things.
“I… am just a soul, and will eventually dissipate.”
“As the soul dissipates, losing some memories is normal.”
The heavy voice said, “Moreover, humans are not that important to us, why should I remember these things?”
“That makes some sense.”
Jiang Han touched his chin.
“Tell me, how did you cross the barrier and come in? Has my power declined to such a point that even a mere human can enter silently?” The heavy voice didn't care about these things and brought the topic back on track.
“Barrier?”
Jiang Han said thoughtfully, “Are you talking about the lava that didn't even hurt my eyes when a bit of spark splashed on them?”
“……”
Hearing this, the heavy voice was silent for a while, and then said, “Of course not, I mean, how did you pass through the bronze door, what means did you use?”
“Bronze door?”
Jiang Han was stunned, “Didn't that thing open automatically? I thought you were controlling it, so you didn't even notice?”
“……”
The hall fell silent again.
“Are you saying? The door opened directly, and then you came in?”
After a moment, the heavy voice's tone was a bit unbelievable.
“Otherwise.”
Jiang Han shrugged, “Anyway, I didn't use any means.”
He thought for a moment and said, “Oh right, maybe your sensor door is more sensitive, and when it sensed Little Ash approaching, it opened directly, without caring whether there was anyone else around it.”
“I just strolled in.”
“Maybe.”
The heavy voice sighed. It naturally understood the structure of the door, how could it be because of this reason.
“Who is Little Ash?”
“Who else could it be, it.” Jiang Han pointed to Little Ash.
“……”
The silence in the hall was deafening.
This time, it was the longest time the heavy voice had been silent.
After a long time, it roared with some anger:
“It's called Cang Jue!”
“It's the last hope of my race! Don't call it Little Ash!”
“Oh…” Jiang Han nodded, “Then you call it, see if it responds.”
"Did I need you to tell me that?"
A heavy voice coldly snorted, then called out to Little Grey, "Cang Jue, child, come here to me."
As soon as it finished speaking, it heard Jiang Han take out a spirit fruit from his bosom and whistle. "Little Grey, chow time!"
Roar roar!
Then, Little Grey, who had just arrived in front of the throne, scurried back to Jiang Han's side, without any of the dignity of a Mythic-grade pet.
The heavy voice: "..."